Wild leeks or ramps, technically known as Allium tricoccum, are sort of like a cross between garlic and a green onion.  They look like green onions, taste sort of like a cross between onions and garlic, and smell like nothing else on earth.
Ramps are a popular side dish in the Appalachian Region of the United [...]

As you’ve probably already guessed, I get a lot of these laws from websites dedicated to listing crazy and weird laws from different states and countries.  And, as you can probably imagine, there is no “truth checker” that automatically tells me whether or not the law is real.  So, that’s my new mission with this [...]

Some recent prowling on this amazing world wide web has turned up the alleged law that unmarried women in Florida are prohibited from parachuting on Sundays.

Most of the wacky law websites out there tell you that it’s illegal for UNmarried women to parachute on Sundays.  I did a little investigation, and according to my contact [...]

OK, so this isn’t really illegal anymore, but it is so weird that it had to be written about.  So, apparently, there used to be this law in Arizona that stated that if you committed a misdemeanor wearing a red mask that it automatically turns into a felony.

I know!  Bask in that for a moment, [...]

The lovely interwebs has informed me that it is illegal to put an alligator in the bathtub in Arkansas.  As our first Arkansas law on Lawsome, this law deserves much pondering.
First off, we should figure out the answer to the main question.  Sure, it’s against the law to keep an alligator in the bathtub, but [...]

Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 136 and Chapter 149 are what are commonly called “Blue Laws.”  American Blue Laws, by definition, enforce religious (particularly Christian) laws.  Not many states still enforce their Blue Laws, because, well, cash is king and most states and towns are way too hungry for commerce to cut out a whole day [...]

I’m happy to report that there is a law in Alabama that prohibits you from wearing a fake mustache that causes laughter in church.  Why does that make me happy?  Because it’s a two-parter, and they are my favorite.  It’s not illegal just to wear a fake mustache.  Nor is it illegal if you cause [...]

I love this one, Folks.  Here is the text of the law:
KRS 436.600
No person shall sell, exchange, offer to sell or exchange, display, or possess living baby chicks, ducklings, or other fowl or rabbits which have been dyed or colored; nor dye or color any baby chicks, ducklings, or other fowl or rabbits; nor sell, [...]

photo by asplosh
In my search for the wacky, unexplainable laws in this world, I run across a lot of state and city laws regarding animals.  I’m particularly fond of the one in Denver, Colorado that says that it is illegal to mistreat rats.
First off, I’d like to say that I agree with this law.  Rats [...]

photo by Jim Sneddon
While false teeth are not used as widely today as they once were, there are still plenty of people out there who say, “Forget about it, just pull ‘em out and give me some fake ones.”  Aren’t there?  Sure, lots of people do that!  Otherwise why would there be so many Polident [...]